What color is #ECDFC8?

#ECDFC8 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECDFC8?

The RGB value is 236, 223, 200: 236 red, 223 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDFC8?

The complementary color is #C8D5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECDFC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDFC8 color

#ECDFC8 rgb(236, 223, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECDFC8 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 87.5% green and 78.4% blue (236, 223, 200).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 49% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Cream (#E8DDC6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#ECDFC8 color codes

HEX	`#ECDFC8`
RGB	`rgb(236, 223, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 87.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 49%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.29, 0.7, 12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.29, 12.89, 86.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.404, 74.779, 65.305)`
Decimal	`15523784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDFC8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ECDFC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDFC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ECDFC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdfc8; }
.text { color: #ecdfc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdfc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 223 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdfc8, #e7ecc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ECDFC8?: #ECDFC8 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECDFC8?: The RGB value is 236, 223, 200: 236 red, 223 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDFC8?: The complementary color is #C8D5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDFC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.